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Industry Wide Lessons for Worker Safety on Waste & Recycling Sites 01.02.2019 11:02 £1m Fine for Veolia Over 2013 Death of Waste Site Employee Veolia ES (UK) Limited of Pentonville Road, London has been fined £1 million and ordered to pay £130,000 costs over the death of an employee who was run over in 2013. read more …
WMW’s Malcolm Bates on Very Real Dangers of Working in the Waste Industry 30.11.2018 13:32 BLOG: Waste & Recycling Professional – A Job to Die For? Malcolm Bates discusses the shocking 50% increase in deaths in the UK’s waste and recycling industry from 2016 to 2017 and calls for the global industry to get the issue ‘out in the open’. read more …
Waste & Recycling Firm Rewards 3yrs Without Incident 13.11.2018 06:16 $10k Safety Awards for Seven Waste Pro Refuse Collection Vehicle Drivers Seven refuse collection vehicle drivers in Waste Pro’s Daytona Beach division have each earned a $10,000 Safety Award for their safe driving habits. read more …
Roll Out of Safer RCVs for Operators and Cyclists 16.08.2018 20:36 New Faun Front End Loading Waste Collection Vehicle for Amey Waste and recycling firm, Amey, has today unveiled its new Front End Loading waste collection vehicle which will be operating as part of its waste collection fleet. read more …
Aim to Eliminate All Incidents 06.07.2018 12:33 RoSPA Safety Awards for Amey The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has awarded infrastructure firm Amey, which runs a number of waste and recycling services and facilities in the UK, a Health and Safety Award. read more …
Outreach Events to be Held to Reduce Deaths & Injurues 27.06.2018 13:22 Hauler Kits from SWANA to Improve Driver Safety in Waste Industry A Hauler Safety Toolkit developed by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is to be handed out to solid waste haulers throughout North America, in order to ensure that safety resources are available to companies and municipalities of all sizes. read more … No Injuries as Drunk Driver Tasered by Police While Trying to Escape on Foot 12.06.2018 12:21 VIDEO: High Speed Garbage Truck Crash Wrecks Cars & Properties in New York City The drunk driver of an out-of-control garbage truck wreaked havoc on a Brooklyn neighbourhood, crushing cars, taking down trees and damaging a home. read more … Solid Waste Association of North America Supports Commitment to Worker Safety 10.05.2018 17:33 ‘Slow Down To Get Around’ Bill Signed Into Law in Maryland Maryland Governor Hogan is to sign a bill, Operation When Approaching Vehicle with Visual Signals, into law, making it the 18th state to pass the legislation. read more … Safety Devices for Road Sweepers 13.02.2018 15:18 IN DEPTH: Safe Sweeping Most safety devices have been designed for refuse collection vehicles, but what about vacuum sweepers? Malcolm Bates visits a sweeper operator with ‘a clear vision’ on that very issue. read more … WMW’s Pick of this Week’s Online Waste Related Video Clips 19.12.2017 10:07 SIX OF THE BEST: This Week’s Waste & Recycling Picks from YouTube From a military flare going off in a MRF operative’s hand to DIY recyclers turning old laptop batteries into domestic ‘Powerwalls’, YouTube is packed with interesting stories. read more … Solid Waste Association of North America’s Latest Safety Tips 28.11.2017 14:42 SWANA’s Five to Stay Alive for Waste to Energy Workers SWANA has released the latest instalment to its ‘Five to Stay Alive’ series, featuring safety tips for employees at waste to energy plants. read more … Truck Reversing Safety System to Launch at Motorsport Event 27.11.2017 12:31 ISS Takes Reaclear Refuse Collection Vehicle Safety System to Top Gear Track Innovative Safety Systems Ltd has announced the first in a series of motor sport events to mark the launch of Reaclear – a device to prevent refuse collection vehicle reversing accidents. read more …
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